IL HB5383

Chief Judges of each judicial circuit may establish DUI Treatment Court programs certified by the Illinois Supreme Court, which can operate across one or more counties within a circuit

Eligible defendants must be charged with DUI or aggravated DUI, though those involved in crashes causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, death, or injury to children under 16 are excluded

Defendants with violent crime convictions within the past 5 years (including murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, and aggravated battery) are ineligible, as are those who deny substance use or refuse treatment

Programs must follow Problem-Solving Court Standards and include DUI evaluations, risk assessments, graduated requirements such as therapy, substance testing, and close court monitoring

Upon successful program completion, courts may vacate sentences or discharge participants from further proceedings; participants cannot be required to refrain from medication-assisted treatment as a condition of completion